Tag Archives: skillet dinners

I made this easy skillet dinner with celeriac. I put celery in the recipe as most people are more likely to have it on hand or to buy it than celeriac. That’s a shame, really…. Celeriac is a wonderful vegetable and works great with other root vegetables in soups and stews. It’s also a traditional French salad, julienned and mixed with remoulade. You can cook it and mash it along …Continue reading →

This is a dish that would traditionally be made with a whole, cut-up chicken, but, as I cook for two, I used chicken breasts. Chicken thighs would also be good. Serve over rice or pasta or quinoa or barley or mashed potatoes or anything you like…. Feel free to add hot sauce….. Chicken Cacciatore total time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into 5 – 6 pieces …Continue reading →

This was one of those dishes I made when I hadn’t a clue what to make for dinner. I had a red pepper that needed to be used but everything I suggested was vetoed…. It doesn’t happen often (the veto) but it does from time to time. Anyway, I kind of tossed a few things into a skillet, fried a potato, put it all on plates and that was that. …Continue reading →

My mother did not make ‘pasta’. She made Creamettes or noodles. She didn’t make ‘skillet dinners’ or ‘stir-fries’ or even ‘casseroles’. She made hot dishes. She would have loved this. Think of it as comfort food without all the calories. Noodles with Beef and Savoy Cabbage Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 12oz (360gr) ground beef (mince) 1 medium onion, chopped 1 rib celery, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 cups …Continue reading →